I don’t get it. Christmas isn’t about Santa Claus or Christmas trees or presents.
It's about Christ. Hence we call it Christ-mas. Not allowing nativity scenes in public but yet we have public lighting of Christmas trees. We take our kids to Christmas lights but we avoid any references to Christ in Christmas.
This country was built on God. Our...

If your church is still on the fence about using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or other social mediatools to communicate with those in your church and those in your community, here are 5 compelling reasons.
1. Gets news/info to people who use social media. People miss church, they don’t pay attention to announcemets, they don’t read newsletters,...

One of the questions I get asked from time to time by fellow Christians is, "How long does it take you to prepare a sermon?" Among themselves, preachers will often compare notes on the same subject. Lifeway Research did a study of how pastors spend their time. The most interesting part of the study was the amount of time pastors said they spent on ...

By Dr. Richard P. Bucher
Why on earth would you, a busy person, want to sacrifice what little R&R time you have to attend public worship regularly? In the final analysis, those who attend public worship regularly do so because they believe they are gaining much more than they are giving up. The benefits of attending far outweigh any deficits (...

One of the popular ideas being promoted today especially on the internet is the idea that the miracle stories of Jesus were borrowed from ancient pagan myths. Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy write in their book The Laughing Jesus, “Each mystery religion taught its own version of the myth of the dying and resurrecting Godman, who was known by differ...

I have a few people in my congregation ask me who the Pharisees were. The bible refers to them several times throughout. so I thought I would try and answer the question .
The Gospels refer often to the Sadducees and Pharisees, as Jesus was in constant conflict with them. The Sadducees and Pharisees comprised the ruling class of Israel. There a...

Over 1 million Christians leave the institution of church each year, reaching a staggering 112 million reported Christians that do not attend church. An even higher number do not attend church regularly. These numbers speak volumes about a growing trend in leaving the church and not because a lack of faith or spirituality, but the church itself.
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With all the abandoned churches in the US why don't we put these buildings back to work instead of just letting them sit empty and become eye sores to the community?
Here are some uses I can think of for old church buildings.
1) Community centers - Have a place for children to go and hang out instead of on the streets.
2) Homeless shelters...